WHO also issued guidelines related to that. Watch the video to know about it. The COVID scare does not seem to go away four years since China reported its first case and new variants are still circulating globally. The Indian government has now confirmed the presence of JN.1 subvariant of COVID-19 in the southern state of Kerala. Talking about the new COVID sub-variant JN.1, former AIIMS Director and Senior Pulmonologist Dr. Randeep Guleria on December 23, asserted that the new variant was more transmissible and was gradually becoming the dominant variant. At the same time, he added, that it wasn't severe infection and hospitalization. " It is more transmissible, it is spreading more rapidly, it is gradually becoming a dominant variant....it is causing more infections but the data also suggests that it is not causing severe infections and hospitalization. Most of the symptoms are predominantly of the upper airways like fever, cough, cold, sore throat, running nose, and body aches," said Randeep Guleria. Speaking to ANI, chairman of INSAGCOG, Dr NK Arora said, "Within India...from October last week and then till now in last 8 weeks, we have seen 22 cases...there is no evidence that it is spreading very rapidly... Jn.1 is less than 1% of all the isolates so far. Symptoms are very similar, based on symptoms, Jn.1 cannot be. differentiated from other variants...there is no increase in hospitalization...there is no need to panic but we need to be vigilant.". On Covid-19 new variant Jn.1, former AIIMS Director and Senior Pulmonologist Dr Randeep Guleria says, " It is more transmissible, it is spreading more rapidly, it is gradually becoming a dominant variant....it is causing more infections but the data also suggests that it is not causing severe infections and hospitalisation. Most of the symptoms are predominantly of the upper airways like fever, cough, cold, sore throat, running nose and body aches...". COVID New Variant JN.1 Variant of Interest घोषित | The 10 Minute Show By Ashutosh Sir | What is COVID New Variant JN.1 | Detection of new COVID-19 subvariant JN.1 in Kerala has raised concerns across India amid the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases. JN.1 was detected on December 8 and has now triggered concerns about how it will affect people in Southern India. Watch this video to know complete information about the new Variant. After Kerala, JN.1 variant has now been found in Goa. 142 new cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hours. Singapore has become a country of concern, Indonesia is asking travellers to be vigilant. In Malaysia, cases have doubled. This is December Deja Vu. Health experts are concerned about the coronavirus variant JN.1, first identified in Luxembourg. JN.1 is a sub-variant of Pirola (BA.2.86), which is derived from the Omicron sub-variant. Watch the video to learn more about the new Covid-19 variant JN.1. #covid #kerala #india #randeepguleria #aiims #delhi #jn1 #jn1covid #jn1variant #corona #covidnewvariant #the10minuteshow covid #covidindia #kerala #jn1 #covid19newvariant #covid19variant #covidvariant #coronavirus
